Karl Alzner was born on September 24, 1988 in Burnaby, British Columbia. A standout for the Calgary Hitmen of the WHL, Alzner's junior highlights include being named the WHL's top player and the CHL's top defenseman in 2008.
On the international stage, Alzner was part of the gold-medal winning Canadian teams at both the 2007 and 2008 World Junior Hockey Championships and was captain of the 2008 team.

A fifth overall draft pick of the Washington Capitals in 2007, Karl began his professional career in the American Hockey League with the Hershey Bears and when injuries created a hole in the lineup, Karl was summoned to make his NHL debut on November 26, 2008. After playing in 30 games for the Capitals, Alzner was returned to Hershey where he completed the 2008-09 season.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

2002-03

Burnaby Winter Club

Minor-BC

64

17

31

48

24

2003-04

Richmond Sockeyes

PIJHL

41

3

9

12

8

13

0

2

2

0

2003-04

Calgary Hitmen

WHL

1

0

0

0

0

-1

2004-05

Calgary Hitmen

WHL

66

0

10

10

19

+8

12

0

3

3

9

2005-06

Calgary Hitmen

WHL

70

4

20

24

28

+14

13

1

3

4

4

2006-07

Calgary Hitmen

WHL

63

8

39

47

32

+16

18

1

12

13

4

2006-07

Canada

WJC-A

6

0

1

1

2

+1

2007-08

Calgary Hitmen

WHL

60

7

29

36

15

+26

16

6

2

8

4

2007-08

Canada

WJC-A

7

1

1

2

0

+2

2008-09

Washington Capitals

NHL

30

1

4

5

2

-1

2008-09

Hershey Bears

AHL

48

4

16

20

10

+23

10

0

2

2

2

2009-10

Washington Capitals

NHL

21

0

5

5

8

-2

1

0

0

0

0

2009-10

Hershey Bears

AHL

56

3

18

21

10

+34

20

3

7

10

4

2010-11

Washington Capitals

NHL

82

2

10

12

24

+14

9

0

1

1

0

2011-12

Washington Capitals

NHL

82

1

16

17

29

+12

14

0

2

2

0

2012-13

Washington Capitals

NHL

48

1

4

5

14

-6

7

1

1

2

2

2013-14

Washington Capitals

NHL

82

2

16

18

26

-7

NHL Totals

345

7

55

62

103

31

1

4

5

2

WHL East Second All-Star Team (2007) Canadian Major Junior Second All-Star Team (2007) WHL East First All-Star Team (2008) WHL Defenseman of the Year (2008) WHL Player of the Year (2008) Canadian Major Junior First All-Star Team (2008) Canadian Major Junior Defenseman of the Year (2008)